Press Release

Amazon Fulfillment Centers in Carlisle and Lewisberry, Pennsylvania Hiring for Hundreds of Full-Time Jobs with Great Benefits

HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug 11, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that its Carlisle and
Lewisberry, Pa. fulfillment centers are now hiring for hundreds of new
full-time jobs with comprehensive health care benefits.

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including:

Medical and dental coverage

Company-paid vision plan

Company-paid life insurance

Company-paid disability insurance

Paid vacation

Annual stock grants

401(k) plan with company match

"We have thousands of employees working hard in our Pennsylvania
facilities every day, and we're delighted to be adding hundreds of new
jobs in the state," said Dave Clark, vice-president, Amazon North
American Operations. "The support we've received from Governor Corbett
and other state officials has enabled our continued investment in the
state."

Full-time hourly openings include roles in Picking, Packing and
Receiving/Shipping. Management roles include positions in Operations,
Safety and Technical Support.

This year, Amazon was named one of the most admired companies for people
management by FORTUNE Magazine. In addition, consumers selected Amazon
as the most reputable company in the US through the Reputation Institute
2011 survey.

The Pennsylvania fulfillment centers are operated by Amazon.com.dedc LLC.

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle,
opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's
Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most
customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything
they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the
lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of
unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books;
Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home
& Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health &
Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web
Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to
in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end
technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any
type of business. Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle with Special Offers, Kindle
3G with Special Offers and Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable
readers that wirelessly download books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and
personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display
that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle 3G, Kindle 3G with Special
Offers and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless technology as advanced
cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is
the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly
from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to
competition, management of growth, new products, services and
technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international
expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center
optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and
strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption,
inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More
information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's
financial results is included in Amazon.com's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.